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Illmatic track ranking

10. The Genesis (Track #1)
Score: 28 (Average Rank: 8.3/10)
Biggest Fan(s): HBJDubs (#3)
Biggest Detractor(s): neonreaper, Giggsalot, VeryInsane, Johnbobb, Seanchan, MetalmindStats (#10)

Raetsel_Lapin: I suspect this is going to get last place pretty easily since it's not much of a song, but I like it. The beat's great & I'll always have a slight bias towards interesting sampled dialog and spoken word lyrics.

VeryInsane: a good intro that pumps you as to what to come, nothing more nothing less

9. One Time 4 Your Mind (Track #8)
Score: 33 (Average Rank: 7.7/10)
Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb (#4)
Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin (#10)

VeryInsane: its a bit slower than the other songs but its still great

8. One Love (Track #7)
Score: 45 (Average Rank: 6.5/10)
Biggest Fan(s): BlueCrystalTear (#4)
Biggest Detractor(s): HBJDubs (#10)

VeryInsane: Good feature from Q-Tip (considered nomming Tribe but maybe thats a future pick)

7. Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park) (Track #6)
Score: 58 (Average Rank: 5.5/10)
Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): BlueCrystalTear (#10)

VeryInsane: when that organ hits you know you are in for a treat

6. Represent (Track #9)
Score: 60 (Average Rank: 5.6/10)
Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): FoolFantastic (#10)

VeryInsane: I love the freestyle stuff at the end and I dont really know why

5. Halftime (Track #5)
Score: 61 (Average Rank: 5.4/10)
Biggest Fan(s): neonreaper (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): MetalmindStats (#9)

VeryInsane: man I have to put Halftime at 7 what the hell

4. It Ain't Hard to Tell (Track #10)
Score: 64 (Average Rank: 5.4/10)
Biggest Fan(s): HBJDubs (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb (#9)

Raetsel_Lapin: I love "Nas Will Prevail", a song from his original demo tape that was heavily reworked into this song... sadly, I don't really care for this version. Some of the lyrics are cool, but everything I liked from Prevail is gone & I'm left incredibly disappointed with how it turned out.

VeryInsane: Good enough closer, sampling MJ in 94 is a interesting choice

3. Life's a Bitch (Track #3)
Score: 86 (Average Rank: 3.9/10)
Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): BlueCrystalTear, Giggsalot, HBJDubs (#8)

VeryInsane: I dont think I can name a single AZ song but he absolutely killed it here

2. The World is Yours (Track #4)
Score: 92 (Average Rank: 3.6/10)
Biggest Fan(s): VeryInsane, FoolFantastic, MetalmindStats (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): HBJDubs (#9)

Raetsel_Lapin: The chorus is so repetitive that this song was near the bottom of my original rankings, but after further listens I rather dig the style of this song... I'll never *like* the repetition, but I can look past it.

VeryInsane: so good that Jay-Z had to sample it to get himself out there.

1. N.Y. State of Mind (Track #2)
Score: 93 (Average Rank: 3.1/10)
Biggest Fan(s): BlueCrystalTear, Giggsalot (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): MetalmindStats (#6)

VeryInsane: Probably the most well known song, a decade ago it would be a easy number one